By Plenary Sessions: Ester Karuse
Total Sessions: 25
Fully Profiled: 25
2025-10-06
The 15th Riigikogu, 6th Session, Plenary Sitting
The focus is on monitoring the implementation and outcomes of existing educational policies through an official inquiry. Solutions are being demanded for providing remedial support in upper secondary schools and ensuring that 18-year-olds fulfill their compulsory education requirement. Furthermore, the minister’s position is sought regarding the discontinuation of counting the mathematics exam as a requirement.
2025-09-15
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary sitting
The legislative focus is on oversight, starting with a formal query (interpellation) directed at the Minister of Education. The priority is ensuring that the admissions crisis is not repeated next year, which requires the opening of new high school classes, expanding the capacity of existing schools, and providing realistic guidance for vocational training.
2025-09-08
15th Riigikogu, 6th sitting, plenary session
The legislative focus is on oversight and controlling the actions of the executive branch through interpellation. The speaker does not believe that legislation can currently be used to compel banks, but emphasizes the state’s role in questioning, guiding, and facilitating.
2025-09-04
15th Riigikogu, extraordinary session of the Riigikogu
The primary legislative focus is on submitting formal inquiries to ministers in order to compel the government to address regional and educational crises. The objective is to achieve improvement in the situation and keep the policy issues in focus, demanding that meetings take place and a comprehensive overview of the situation is provided.
2025-06-12
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The focus is on questioning the feasibility and consequences of the government’s specific administrative plan (bringing Swedish prisoners to Tartu Prison). The speaker is acting more as a critical scrutinizer than as an initiator of new draft legislation.
2025-06-11
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The legislative focus is on opposing the supplementary budget, as it deepens unfairness and increases debt. The priority is the introduction of social relief measures (raising the subsistence level) and finding a permanent and fair source of funding for national defense expenditures, rather than financing them at the expense of education and healthcare.
2025-06-10
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting.
The legislative focus is currently directed toward a critical analysis of the draft bill addressing violations of competition law. The speaker acts more as an overseer of the legislation and a proponent of amendments, specifically inquiring how this particular draft will enhance the tools available to the Competition Authority.
2025-05-22
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The legislative focus centers on the Riigikogu's draft resolution concerning changes to the composition of the Baltic Assembly delegation. The speaker, who is both a proponent and the rapporteur for the draft, recommends its adoption, stressing the transparency and propriety of the procedure.
2025-05-15
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The focus is on the criticism of the ministry's proposed regulation concerning school requirements and the procedural errors in its implementation. The speaker is acting as a procedural opponent, demanding earlier and more thorough preparation when implementing regulations.
2025-05-14
15th Riigikogu, 5th sitting, plenary session
The legislative focus is on finalizing Draft Bill No. 559, initiated by the Government of the Republic, for which the Foreign Affairs Committee served as the lead committee. The priority is the adoption of the act by a majority of votes in favor, emphasizing that the text of the draft bill remains substantively unchanged, as only linguistic corrections were carried out.
2025-05-05
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The focus is on holding the executive branch accountable for the inefficient planning of regional policy and major infrastructure projects (such as the acquisition of trains pending the Rohuküla line). The objective is to ensure that the state intervenes to maintain the accessibility of services and considers the proposals made by local governments regarding education.
2025-04-15
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Fifth Session, Plenary Session.
The focus is on the operational shortcomings of existing systems and registers (e.g., the register of military conscripts), rather than on initiating new legislation. The goal is to highlight the necessity of improving these systems.
2025-04-09
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session
The legislative focus centers on the ratification of international treaties, with the individual serving as the rapporteur for the draft law concerning accession to the Statute of the International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance. The emphasis is on procedural regularity and ensuring the required majority of affirmative votes in the Riigikogu necessary for the bill's adoption.
2025-03-26
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary session
The legislative focus is directed toward the quality of the work of the Constitutional Committee and whether substantive issues related to citizenship have been adequately discussed. The speaker is critical of the inadequate legislative procedure, which marginalizes a significant community.
2025-02-18
15th Riigikogu, 5th session, plenary sitting
The legislative focus is directed at opposing the bank tax and establishing new regulatory requirements. The goal is to compel banks to ensure a minimum level of in-person banking service—that is, a branch office in county centers.
2025-01-22
15th Estonian Parliament, 5th session, plenary session.
There is no legislative focus; this is a political statement that demands concrete foreign policy steps from the government. The priority is imposing sanctions, demanding the release of political prisoners, and strengthening support for Georgian civil society.
2024-12-16
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary session
The legislative focus is on enhancing the quality and transparency of the law-making process. The priority is the rigorous adherence to the principles of good law-making, including the preparation of legislative intentions and the adequate involvement of stakeholders, even in the case of time-critical initiatives.
2024-10-23
15th Riigikogu, 4th sitting, plenary session
The focus is on the government's proposed executive action (the initiation of the liquidation process) and its compliance with the current constitution. Specific bills or amendments are not mentioned.
2024-10-16
15th Riigikogu, 4th session, plenary sitting
The primary legislative focus is supporting and adopting the Riigikogu declaration recognizing the 1944 deportation of Crimean Tatars as genocide. The speaker is a strong supporter and advocate for this initiative.
2024-06-13
Fifteenth Riigikogu, Third Session, Plenary Session
The focus is on supporting and expanding existing or planned financial literacy programs within the education sector. The speaker acts as both a supporter and an inquirer regarding these initiatives, asking whether the Bank of Estonia plans to extend such programs to rural areas.
2024-06-12
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session.
The focus is on discussing issues related to security and international crisis management, topics that will likely concern national security or energy policy. Specific bills or amendments were not mentioned.
2024-06-11
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session.
The legislative focus is on the adoption of the Riigikogu statement concerning the situation in Georgia, the objective of which is to express concern regarding the latest developments. A significant achievement is the successful introduction of three amendments pertaining to the handling of sanctions at the level of the EU Council.
2024-06-03
Fifteenth Riigikogu, third session, plenary sitting.
The legislative focus is currently on adopting Riigikogu statements that condemn Russia’s aggression and the lack of legitimacy of its elections. Domestically, the government is being pressed to submit and implement action plans for economic recovery.
2024-02-13
15th Estonian Parliament, 3rd session, plenary session
The address does not center on specific legislative bills, but instead focuses on meeting the objectives outlined in existing strategic documents and criticizing the government's decisions. The speaker supports the goals set forth in the foreign policy development plan through 2030, specifically those concerning the accessibility of consular services and enhanced cooperation with the United States.
2024-01-24
15th Riigikogu, 3rd sitting, plenary session
The primary legislative focus is the handling of Riigikogu Draft Resolution No. 360 (Formation of the Estonian Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe). The priority is to ensure that the final vote on the draft resolution is held in the plenary session, in accordance with the consensus decision reached by the Foreign Affairs Committee.